Removable beam dyeing jig



June 12, 1962 w. P. ROSE 3,038,680

' REMOVABLE BEAM DYEING JIG Filed Sept. 25, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. WERNER P. RO SE ATTORNEY June 12, 1962 w. P. ROSE REMOVABLE BEAM DYEING JIG Filed Sept. 25, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 nite S ttes This invention relates to cloth dyeing jigs and more particularly to a removable beam construction therefor.

It is the principal object of the present invention to provide a dyeing jig that will simplify the handling of the cloth rolls or beams within the dyeing jig and to eliminate the need for cloth winding and batching operations within the jig upon loading the cloth on jig rolls and the removal of the cloth therefrom when the dyeing operation has been completed.

It is another object of the invention to provide a dyeing jig having removable cloth beams which can be used in the standard beaming machine for the purpose of the cloth being wound thereupon and thereafter with the cloth wound on it be taken directly to the jig for immediate processing without the usual time consuming operation to wind the cloth on the jig beam preliminary to the actual dyeing operation.

It is another object of the invention to provide a dyeing jig having removable cloth beams which can be used in the standard drying machine for the purpose of the cloth being wound thereon and thereafter, the dyeing process having been completed, may be taken directly to the drying machine without the usual time consuming unwinding batch up of the cloth to remove it from the jig beam roll.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a removable beam for dyeing jigs which is not only adapted to be disposed in the dyeing jig but is adapted to have the square bars passed therethrough according to the standard practice of supporting these beams in beaming and drying machines so that beams loaded with the cloth can readily be transferred between beaming machine and the dyeing jig and between the dyeing jig and the drying machine without alteration of the existing equipment which is already set up for use of the standard wooden rolls with the steel square bars.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a removable beam dying jig in which the beam is adapted for the easy insertion in opposing chuck elements, and that will temporarily support squared ends of the beam preparatory to the chuck elements being brought together upon the ends of the beam and wherein said chuck elements have conical centering elements adapted to enter conical recesses in the ends of the beam to thereby automatically center the beam as one of the chuck elements is axially moved toward the other chuck element.

It is a still further object of the invention to provide a removable beam dyeing jig in which the beam is adapted for easy insertion in opposing chuck elements wherein the chuck elements have the top of their square recess cut away and adapted to hold the unmachined cast square ends of the beam for quick and easy general positioning of the beam and wherein the remaining uncut square recess acts as a driving means to turn the beam.

It is a still further object of the present invention to pro vide a removable beam dyeing jig in which the beam is adapted for the easy insertion of a square bar through the beam byv means of an internal guide tube and conical surfaces at each endthereof leading to the square opening in the head at each end of the removable beam.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a removable and interchangeable beam for dyeing jigs, having the above objects in mind, which are light in weight, replaceable with the standard wood beam, strong, durable, inexpensive to manufacture, true running, eificient and effective in use.

3,38,h% Patented June 12, 1962 For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a dyeing jig of the present invention showing its removable beam in the process of being lowered into the dyeing jig,

FIG' 2 is a perspective view of another dyeing jig but which has two removable beams,

FIG. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary and elevational view of the dyeing jig and looking upon the removable beam,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged transverse sectional view taken through the end of the beam and looking in full elevation upon the end face of the cut away chuck, the view being taken on line 44 of FIG. 3,

FIG. 5 is an end View of the beam roll,

FIG. 6 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view of the beam taken on line 6-6 of FIG. 5,

FIG. 7 is a transverse sectional view of the beam roll taken on line 77 of FIG. 6, and

FIG. 8 is an enlarged fragmentary longitudinal view of a dyeing jig with the beam, jig supports, the chucks and their roller bearing supports being shown in section.

Referring now particularly to FIGURE 1, 10 and 11 represent dyeing jig end frames on which a dye bath tank 12 is supported. This tank 12 is open at the top to allow the cloth to be passed through dyeing liquid contained therein. Over-lying the open top of the tank is a cloth expander frame 13 by which the cloth is kept expanded while passing through the dyeing liquid and between the jig rolls.

The end frames 10 and 11 respectively have upwardlyextending projections 14, 15 and 16, 17. Upon the rear projections 14 and 16 are mounted respectively bearing blocks 18, 19 in which a non-removable beam roll 2% is journalled. This beam roll has a sprocket 21 thereon by which it is driven.

Extending upwardly from the respective beam bearing supports 18, 19 are respective extension blocks 22, 23 on the upper ends of which are laterally-extending roll support brackets 24 adapted to support a wood roll 25 that may have cloth from which beam roll 20 may be loaded in the usual manner. These extension blocks have respectively inclined grooves 26 and 27 in which the ends of an unloading roll can slide and engage the beam roll 20 from which cloth may be batched according to well known procedure.

According to the present invention, and upon the forward extensions '15 and 17, provision is made for the support of cut away beam chucks 28 and 29 that oppose one another and which are respectively adapted to receive square ends 30 and 31 of a removable beam roll 32 with cloth 33 thereon, that can be lowered into the chucks from overhead tackle by saddle straps 34 and 35. Upon the projection 17 of the end frame 11 is a bearing support 36 in which the chuck 29 is journalled. The chuck 29 has a sprocket 37 by which it is driven. On the upper end of projection 15 is a guideway plate 355 that projects outwardly from the side thereof and is further supported by brackets 39. Slidable in the guideway plate 32'; is a bearing support 4% in which the chuck 23 is journalled. On the outer end of the guideway plate 33 is a threaded support 41 that carries an adjusting screw 42 connected at 43 to the bearing support 4%), FIG. 8, and by which the support 46 with the chuck 23 is adjusted to center the beam roll 32 between the chucks 28 and 29.

The removable beam 32 comprises a metal sleeve 45 that is internally shouldered adjacent the respective opposite ends as indicated at 46 and 47 to respectively retain end heads 49 and 59, FIG. 6. The end heads respectively have squared openings 51 and 52 through which a square shaft indicated by dot and dash lines 53 may be extended and by which the beam is supported and turned when in beaming and drying machines. The inner ends of the openings 51 and 52 in the end heads are recessed to receive a small internal guide tube 54 through which the square shaft 53 passes. In order to prevent the shouldered edges of the square openings 51 and 52 from interfering with the insertion of the square shaft 53 into the beam roll, conical surfaces 55 and 56 are provided.

The outer ends of the squared openings 51 and 52 in the respective square ends 30 and 31 are respectively tapered to provide conical centering recesses 57 and 58 to receive respective centering cones 59 and 60 in the respective chucks 28 and 29.

The chuck element 28 has an outer shell portion 61 that is cut away from the top and in which is fitted a round base plate 62 hearing the cone 59. A shaft extension 63 extends from the shell portion 61 that is journalled in the bearing support 40.

This shaft extension 63 is threaded at 64 to receive a collar 65 that engages ball bearing assembly 67 of two ball bearing assemblies 67 and 68 to hold the chuck against inward axial displacement in the bearing support 40. The outer races of the ball bearing assemblies 67 and 68 are retained within the bearing support 40 at the inner side thereof by a retaining plate 69 and on the outer side thereof by a retaining cover plate 70 that has a packing cover 71.

The square end 30 of the removable beam 32 when being located in the chuck 28 is rested upon a cut away inner chuck member 72 that has a square recess 73 for receiving the square beam end 30. This inner chuck member 72 is held against rotation in the outer shell portion 61 by a key 74, that is in turn held against longitudinal displacement in the outer shell portion by a set screw 75. The cone base plate 62 is held against rotation in the outer shell portion by a set screw 76, FIG. 3.

The chuck 29 has an outer shell portion 77 in which a base plate 78 bearing the centering cone 60 is inserted and secured against rotation therein by a set screw 79, FIG. 3. This outer shell portion 77 has a shaft extension 80 that is journalled in the ball bearing assemblies 81 and 82 and which carries the drive sprocket 37. The ball bearing assembly 81 is held in place in the bearing support 36 by a retaining cover plate 83, while the outer bearing assembly 82 is held in place in the bearing support 36 by a cover retaining plate 84. The shaft extension 80 is held against inward displacement in the support by a threaded collar 85 fixed to threads 85 on the shaft extension 80.

A cutaway inner chuck member 86 having a square recess 87 similar to the opposite square recess 73 of the inner chuck member 72, is held in the outer shell portion 77 against rotation by a key 88. The key 88 is held in place against longitudinal displacement by a set screw 89.

When the beam 32 is lowered in place in the manner illustrated in FIG. 1, the square ends 30 and 31 of the beam are rested on the inner chuck members 72 and 86. The adjustable chuck 28 will have been moved outwardly from the chuck 29 so that the square ends 30 and 31 of the beam 32 can be readily and easily rested upon the chucks with their conical recesses 57 and 58 generally aligned with the respective cones 59 and 60.

Upon tightening the adjusting screw 43, the chuck 28 will be adjusted inwardly to center the beam upon the cones 59 and 60 so as to cause the square beam ends to be lodged well within the recesses 73 and 87 of the chuck members. The removable beam 32 will thereby be automatically centered for rotation in the dyeing jig and is made ready to be rotated by its drive sprocket 21.

Both the drive sprockets 21 and 37 are simultaneously driven by a variable constant lineal speed drive mechanism 91 which is connected to the sprockets 21 and 37 by sprocket chains 92 and 93. The variable constant lineal speed drive mechanism 91 has a reduction gear 94 with a brake control 95 thereon and a drive sprocket 96 to which the sprocket drive chain 93 is connected. A similar reduction gear arrangement, not shown, is provided on the opposite side of the jig to which the drive chain 92 is connected.

In FIG. 2, there is shown a modified form of the dyeing jig in which there are provided two removable beam arrangements. In place of the non-removable beam 20, a removable beam 32 may be disposed between chucks 28 and 29' which are respectively journallm in hearing supports 40' and 36. The chucks have centering devices, one of which being shown at 60' on the chuck 29. The bearing support 40 is adjustable in the guide- Way plate 38 mounted on the end frame extension 14 and supported at its outer end by brackets 39'. The chuck support 40' is adjusted by an adjusting screw 42 operable in its support and turned by adjusting hand wheel 44.

The drive sprocket 21 will be connected to the variable constant lineal speed drive mechanism 91 by the same sprocket chain 92 and in the manner above described. The internal construction of the chucks 28 and 29' and of the beam and the manner in which the beam is connected to the chucks is the same as that above described. Both removable beams can be similarly inserted and removed from the dyeing jig and by the insertion of the square shaft 53 through the beam 32, the beam can be used in the same manner as the standard wood roll that is now used.

It should now be evident with this latter jig having the two removable beams either one of which can be removed that the number of runs of the cloth through the dyeing liquid or through the tank can be better controlled and the jig need not be tied up for the delivery of the cloth to a beam roll as for a take off batching operation. r a

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shall be understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A removable beam support for dyeing jigs and the like comprising opposing spaced chuck bearing supports, at least one of said chuck bearing supports being axially adjustable, a chuck journalled in each bearing sup-' port, said chucks being adapted to receive the square ends of a removable beam, each of said chucks comprising a circular shell portion, a round base plate having a centering cone adapted to enter a conical recess in each said end of said beam to thereby center the beam in said chucks as said adjustable chuck bearing support is moved toward the other, an inner member having a square recess mounted in the shell portion so that the centering cone lies within the recess, said shell portions and said inner members having partially cut away portions therebelow on which the squared ends of a removable beam can be temporarily rested when the beam is lowered onto or is to be removed from said chucks, and means connected between the inner member and the shell to hold the inner member within the shell against rotational and axial displacement with respect thereto.

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